During February’s School Board meeting, Union Parish Schools Superintendent Steve Dozier presented a report on the four-day school week the parish has implemented this year.

And he hopes the report was positive enough to keep the four-day system in place next year.

“I think overall it showed that it helped save money in some areas and has resulted in higher attendance figures for both students and teachers,” Dozier said. “So far, I think the four-day week has worked out pretty good. We won’t have our test scores in before we set next year’s schedule, and those figures will be important. Hopefully the four-day week has increased focus the way it has attendance and we’ll see a rise in those numbers, too. ”

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Three Ruston residents were arrested following the execution of a search warrant at approximately 6 a.m. May 30 at a residence located at 1303 East Line Ave.

According to reports, a search warrant was issued for the residence, which Louis Johnson, 43, and Aileen Janie Johnson, 50, reportedly reside. Upon entering the home, deputies with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office and agents with the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team (LPNET) detained both Louis and Aileen along with a third person at the home.

During the 2015 Wiggin’ Out Gala, held at Squire Creek Country Club, a check for $11,300 was presented to the board of directors of Wiggin’ Out from the Adopt-A-School program to go toward the group’s effort to buy wigs for cancer patients going through chemotherapy. Pictured from left to right are Caskey Schexnyder, Ruston Daily Leader; Tami Davis, North Louisiana Medical Center ; Elizabeth Turnley, NLMC; Cathi Cox, Lincoln Parish School Board; Ivana Flowers, Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; Marisol O’Neal, Origin Bank; Vicki Caskey, Minute Magazine; Patrick Walsh, LA Tech.

Lincoln Parish Park will have a few projects in the works over the next few months.

The Lincoln Parish Police Jury’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism committee has told Park Director James Ramsaur he could move forward as he sees fit, with the possible additions of a dog park, a Frisbee golf course and outdoor exercise equipment.

Ramsaur said over the years there have been several people ask about the possibility of a dog park.